Chapter 4669 4672 [Three Surrounded and One Missing]

Xiang Nan easily resolved the war in Semna, and then he reappointed the general who was guarding the local area, and ordered General Heli to lead the army to the north, and then returned to Thebes.

After returning to Thebes, Xiang Nan began to implement a series of things.

The first was to establish the Tiangong Workshop. He had a large number of scientific and technological inventions and crop seeds to promote.

For example, the curved plow, the plow, the mill, the barrel, cast iron, papermaking, glass, the cart, soybeans, peanuts, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, peppers, sugarcane, tomatoes, etc.

Although the ancient Egyptian civilization originated early and made great achievements in architecture, agriculture, astronomy, mathematics, etc., it was not too strong.

For example, they have never mastered the skills of deep plowing and careful cultivation. They usually scatter seeds on the ground at will, and then let the livestock trample them to complete the sowing.

And they have not mastered fertilization, irrigation and breeding, and only rely on God to give them food. If the Nile River floods or the water is insufficient, then the agriculture will be poor, leading to hunger in the country.

Therefore, the promotion of these advanced tools and crops can greatly increase food production and help strengthen the national strength of ancient Egypt.

The current population of ancient Egypt is only more than three million. Although it sounds a lot, it faces the invasion of the Nubians in the south, the Hittite Empire in the north, and the Mycenaeans and Greeks across the sea. It is not a state of lying down.

It is necessary to strengthen national strength in order to cope with external challenges.

And to strengthen national strength, there must be enough population, and there must be more food, so these high-yield crops and agricultural tools will come in handy.

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Secondly, it is to reform the political system.

The political system of ancient Egypt is a feudal system. The pharaohs will enfeoff the land to the nobles and priests, and they will participate in the governance of the country.

If the pharaoh is more capable, he can suppress the nobles and priests and maintain the unity of the country. But if the pharaoh is less capable, the nobles and priests will take the opportunity to expand and even revolt.

Therefore, ancient Egypt often falls into the cycle of "unification-prosperity-weakness-division-unification". This is why ancient Egypt was divided into 26 dynasties within 2,500 years.

Xiang Nan naturally knew the benefits of centralization. Only by centralization can we concentrate our strength to do great things. Therefore, he must reform the political system from the feudal system to the centralized system, suppress other nobles and priests, and concentrate power on himself.

After the reform is successful, he can promote writing, educate the people, build water conservancy, and expand the territory...

Just when Xiang Nan began to promote the construction of Tiangongfang, General Heli had already driven the giant ship north along the river, joined General Sis, and surrounded Menxisi where Seti I was.

The two armies totaled more than 40,000, which was more than Seti I.

Moreover, the people in Menxisi were already panicked after hearing about the miracles shown by Xiang Nan. Now seeing 40,000 troops besieging the city, they were even more terrified. They were afraid that after the army took over, they would also suffer.

However, General Heli and General Sis did not attack the city immediately.

Because when General Heli returned to Thebes, he met Xiang Nan and received his oracle.

"Whether it is soldiers or civilians, they are all my believers. I don't want too many casualties, so it is best to besiege without attacking, and besiege three sides and leave one side missing." Xiang Nan said in the oracle.

General Heli had already regarded Xiang Nan as a real god at this time, so he didn't dare to disobey his will at all. Since Xiang Nan said that he could only besiege the city and not attack, he only besieged without attacking, and also gave up the gap in the north of Menxi City.

Such an approach made Seti I very confused, and he didn't understand what General Heli meant.

With their current military strength, they have exceeded the military strength in the city. There are only 20,000 people in their city now, which can't defeat the 40,000 people outside the city. And even if they besiege the city, why do they have to leave one side missing?

"What are they doing? They are just idiots. They don't know how to fight at all." Seti I smiled at his daughter Princess Nefidili, "It seems that we will definitely win this time."

"Father, will there be a conspiracy?" Nefidili said worriedly.

Her intuition told her that things were not that simple.

"Conspiracy?! Impossible! They don't know how to fight, so how can there be a conspiracy?" Seti I waved his hand and said.

They didn't even know how to surround the city, and there was still a gap. They could do such a stupid thing, so what conspiracy could there be?

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But at night, Seti I knew that it was bad.

Because they were worried about being caught in the crossfire, the nobles and people of Mengxi were ready to escape from the city.

The soldiers guarding the city were also very scared when they saw the 40,000 troops and six large ships outside.

Especially when they heard that Xiang Nan was a real god and had shown many miracles, they also did not dare to confront him.

Therefore, that night, the defenders and the nobles opened the north gate of Mengxi City, helped the elderly and children, and fled in a hurry.

When Seti I received the news, the entire Mengxi City had become an empty city.

One hundred thousand people and fifteen thousand troops all fled.

He was defeated before the war even started.

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“How could this happen? Why did this happen?” Seti I didn’t understand at all.

Even if General Horri attacked the city, it would not have caused such a big loss. Why did he surround the city without attacking, and why did the nobles, civilians, and soldiers in the city all run away?

He couldn't figure it out at all.

"Father, I understand. They surrounded the city without attacking, and they left one person missing in three places, which was to give the people in the city a glimmer of hope." Nefidili finally understood now, "If we attack the city or surround the whole city, everyone will fight desperately because they know they can't escape."

"I see." Seti I finally understood, "They are really cunning, I never thought of it."

"Father, we only have 5,000 defenders left now, what should we do?" Nefidili asked worriedly.

"We will sneak out of the city at night and go to Canaan." Seti I thought, "We will gather troops there."

Nefidili nodded.

"Notify your brother that we will set out at night." Seti I said immediately.

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At night, Seti I ordered people to quietly open the north gate, and then led the army to escape from Menes.

Not long after coming out, countless torches suddenly lit up in all directions, and then heard shouts and killings, which frightened everyone so much that their legs and feet were weak.

"Father, we've been fooled~" Prince Abbas came close to Seti I and said loudly.

Seti I also realized that something was wrong at this time.

They could still rely on the strong city to stop the enemy in the city, but now in the wilderness, their army could not withstand the enemy's attack at all.

The time of death has come!

At this moment, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. He looked down in surprise and saw a bronze dagger stuck in his left chest, and the handle of the knife was held in his son's hand.